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ips is a new technology. it has a lot of potential in the field of medicine and the development of new drugs. i want to continue this research. now that i've received this honor i would like to or i feel i must contribute to society as soon as possible. >> professor yamanaka said he is honored to receive the prize alongside sir gruden. he spoke about the importance of yamanaka's work. >> he was amajor breakthrough because it showed you can derive embryo cells from adult cells by adding the right combination of genes. >> the announcement in literature is scheduled for this thursday. >>> delegates from more than 170 nations have gathered in india to talk biodiversity. they will discuss ways to use the earths plants and animals in a sustainable manner. the united nations holds the conference every two years. delegates agreed on rules for sharing economic benefits from genetic resources. the delegates set a target of preserving 17% of land. many governments have yet to s pass laws enforcing the protocol. the part
ips is a new technology. it has a lot of potential in the field of medicine and the development of new drugs. i want to continue this research. now that i've received this honor i would like to or i feel i must contribute to society as soon as possible. >> professor yamanaka said he is honored to receive the prize alongside sir gruden. he spoke about the importance of yamanaka's work. >> he was amajor breakthrough because it showed you can derive embryo cells from adult cells by...
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. >> home base for the neo program is the jet propulsion laboratory at the california institute of technology. their mission -- to watch the skies. >> back in 1998, nasa started a program to actually discover near-earth objects and track them for 100 years into the future. >> they also study neos of the distant past, like the one they think wiped out the dinosaurs. >> it is thought by most scientists that a near-earth object about 6 miles in diameter actually struck the earth, threw up dust and debris into the earth's atmosphere, shut down much of the sunlight, which, of course, killed the plants and the animals that lived on the plants, so the dinosaurs checked out about 65 million years ago as a result of a near-earth-object impact. >> another neo carved this crater in arizona about 50,000 years ago, and the big ones are still coming down. in 2008, there was a strange explosion above the african desert. scientists say it was caused by a neo that almost hit the planet. >> and pieces were found on the desert floor, and so scientists are now studying those pieces -- or meteorites -- to underst
. >> home base for the neo program is the jet propulsion laboratory at the california institute of technology. their mission -- to watch the skies. >> back in 1998, nasa started a program to actually discover near-earth objects and track them for 100 years into the future. >> they also study neos of the distant past, like the one they think wiped out the dinosaurs. >> it is thought by most scientists that a near-earth object about 6 miles in diameter actually struck the...
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technology giants have been fighting each other in the courts over technology for smartphones and other mobile devices. the people at samsung say they added iphone 5, apple's iphone 5 to a patent infringement lawsuit. samsung alleges the latest smartphone violates eight of its patents. the claim targets technologies for displays data and storing photos. lawyers for samsung say they will exclude patents on the high speed wireless communications protocol known as lte. samsung has an edge in this technology. samsung received a green light from a u.s. district court in california in another case. the company can resume sales of its tablet device the galaxy 10.1 in the u.s. market. the court decided in june to temporarily ban sales. it lifted the injunction after a separate lawsuit in august found this particular tablet did not infringe on apple patents. >>> in other news ahmadinejad blamed the enemies of iran for the fall of its currency. u.s. and european leaders imposed sanctions in july to encourage them to abandon the nuclear missions. >> translator: sanctions are used as a psychologica
technology giants have been fighting each other in the courts over technology for smartphones and other mobile devices. the people at samsung say they added iphone 5, apple's iphone 5 to a patent infringement lawsuit. samsung alleges the latest smartphone violates eight of its patents. the claim targets technologies for displays data and storing photos. lawyers for samsung say they will exclude patents on the high speed wireless communications protocol known as lte. samsung has an edge in this...
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the creators hope to make this new technology cheap enough so that one day we can all take our own extra-extra-large pictures. >> this report is brought to you by ralph lauren. one of the biggest events in new york city each year is fashion week. and what better way to kick it off than with a fashion show at ralph lauren headquarters. this year's event was extra exciting, because it included some very unique guests. you've probably seen fashion shows on television and in movies. but when was the last time you saw one where the front row was filled with kids? these are the ralph lauren girls 2011 fall and holiday collections. and kids were getting a chance to see them first. what do you think of the idea of having fashion shows especially for teenagers and kids? >> i think that's great 'cause a lot of fashion shows are for older people, so for people to go say, "oh, i'm going to a fashion show this weekend," that's really cool. >> i've never been to a fashion show before. my mom said "we're gonna go to a ralph lauren fashion show." i'm like "whoa, cool!" [ laughs ] >> the fall lineup features a varie
the creators hope to make this new technology cheap enough so that one day we can all take our own extra-extra-large pictures. >> this report is brought to you by ralph lauren. one of the biggest events in new york city each year is fashion week. and what better way to kick it off than with a fashion show at ralph lauren headquarters. this year's event was extra exciting, because it included some very unique guests. you've probably seen fashion shows on television and in movies. but when...
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this technology's doing what he does." >> yeah, yeah, you're exactly right. and we had that same conversation at the start of the extreme ice survey. and the answer is that eyes in a satellite, camera eyes in a satellite that are 400 miles above the earth's surface tell one kind of a story. and camera eyes that are in the hands of a human being down on the ground surface tell a different kind of a story. and humans can relate better to a story told from the human level than they can to a story told from the satellite level. because that's where we live. we don't live 400 miles in the air. we live down here with our feet on the ground. >> could you be describing a death spiral? >> well, it's about mortality for sure, it's the mortality of of those landscapes and there is some sort of spiral of change going on in the arctic. and time will tell if it's truly a death spiral or not. but it certainly is a period of enormous change. but you know, i want to be clear that yes, i love the ice. yes, i love the beauty of the ice. is this a book about endangered species o
this technology's doing what he does." >> yeah, yeah, you're exactly right. and we had that same conversation at the start of the extreme ice survey. and the answer is that eyes in a satellite, camera eyes in a satellite that are 400 miles above the earth's surface tell one kind of a story. and camera eyes that are in the hands of a human being down on the ground surface tell a different kind of a story. and humans can relate better to a story told from the human level than they can...
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. >> reporter: the more technologically sophisticated can celebrate the festival online. visitors to this website can choose their favorite krathong, then add their name and wish. they can launch their krathong on this virtual river. >> any kind of real krathong will always affect the environment. the online version is cleaner and leaves nothing behind. >> reporter: but these innovations alone are not enough to reduce the massive amount of garbage generated by the festival. what is less clear is what steps thais will take to strike a balance between preserving tradition and protecting the environment. nhk world, bangkok. >>> and that's going to wrap up our bulletin for today. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> japanese politicians gave voters plenty to think about as they get closer to next month's general election. leaders of the main political parties debated the future of nuclear power and the country's energy mix. prime minister yoshihiko noda presented the position of the ruling democratic party. he pledged to aim for a shutdown of all nuclear plants by the end o
. >> reporter: the more technologically sophisticated can celebrate the festival online. visitors to this website can choose their favorite krathong, then add their name and wish. they can launch their krathong on this virtual river. >> any kind of real krathong will always affect the environment. the online version is cleaner and leaves nothing behind. >> reporter: but these innovations alone are not enough to reduce the massive amount of garbage generated by the festival....